Japan resumes meeting with five Mekong countries after suspending it due to Myanmar coup
Japan is expected to use its meeting on Friday with the five Mekong River states to reiterate its commitment to the region, although analysts said it will also aim to reinforce its foreign policy objective of countering China’s influence.Japanese Foreign Minister...
U.S. Coast Guard searching for plane with 6 on board in Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard was responding Thursday to an emergency alert from a sightseeing plane with six people on board in the area around southeast Alaska's Misty Fjords National Monument, a spokesperson said. Read More
Virgin Galactic restarting space ticket sales from new price of US$450,000
After flying its founder Richard Branson to space, Virgin Galactic is restarting ticket sales beginning at US$450,000, the company announced on Thursday.The new price is about double the US$200,000 to US$250,000 paid by around 600 people who previously booked seats on...
Hong Kong politics: Election Committee nominations kick off, but sources say many seats will go uncontested to pro-Beijing camp
Hong Kong will kick off a one-week nomination period on Friday for candidates aspiring to be on the 1,500-member powerful Election Committee, with a large proportion of seats likely to be uncontested because of coordination within the pro-Beijing camp, insiders have...
Tokyo Olympics: Japan’s South Korea, China tensions resurface as legacy of war haunts Games
In a small hotel near the Olympic Village hired out exclusively for their use, a team of South Korean chefs has been cloistered away preparing meals throughout the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for the country’s entire delegation of 232 athletes and 122 officials.The Koreans’...
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s wife Yulia delivers borscht and cherries in prison visit
The wife of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny stayed with him in a Russian prison for three days, taking him borscht and cherries and sending “a big hi to everyone” on his behalf, she said in a social media post on Thursday.Navalny is serving 2½ years in jail for...
Beijing Swipes at US ‘Pseudo-Multilateralism’ as South China Sea Code of Conduct Edges Closer
As the US sends one top administration official after another to Southeast Asia in an attempt to woo regional nations into more pro-US stances, China’s top diplomat has sharply criticized Washington for its “external interference.” Meanwhile, a regional pact aimed at...
White House Observes ‘Significant’ Uptick in COVID Vaccinations as Fauci, Moderna Stress Boosters
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Virginia, Maryland Require State Government Workers to Get Vaccinated
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Fire and fury: the young Chinese hawks chosen to take on Washington
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Biden Pledges Reversal of Trump Rollback of Auto Fuel Efficiency Standards
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CNN Fires 3 Employees Who Come to Office Unvaccinated, Senior Reporter Says
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Italy Introduces COVID Pass for Long-Distance Transport From September 1
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Apple to scan US iPhones for images of child sex abuse
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DeSantis’ Approval Rating Tanks Amid Skyrocketing COVID-19 Cases, ‘Pied Piper’ Label
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Sunrun Appoints Mary Powell, Utility Veteran, Chief Executive
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Ride operator charged with murder in brawl at Indiana fair
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